Everyone gets a stiff neck once and awhile. It might happen first thing in the morning after a bad nights sleep, or it might be at the end of a long stressful workday. If you are battling to turn you..

In the October issue of Channel Magazine Dr Cherye looks at the best way to stay injury free when running

Post Injury – When Is It Safe To Get A Massage?

Getting back to your injury-free state can be easy when you understand the healing process and learn what to do

Can Acupuncture Help Treat Your Running Injury?

The largest clinical study of acupuncture ever conducted was published in the December 2004 Annuals of Internal Medicine and found acupuncture to significantly reduce and improve function in patients .

5 Ways Acupuncture Can Fix Your Health Problems -

Mens Health Magazine Article
How acupuncture works may be unclear, but the benefits stick out. Research shows that this ancient therapy can be an effective treatment for a wide variety of ailments, from back pain and sciatica to ...

Infertility in men may decrease with acupuncture

Male partners are the cause in approximately 40-50% of fertility problems. Research has shown that acupuncture improves sperm production and quality.

Boost your “flu-fighter” with Chiropractic care

Your body has the best “flu-fighter” ever - naturally built into it! The Chiropractors at Pure Healthcare in Albany NZ, are reaching out to our community to help in the fight against “the flu” an...

Top 5 tips to improve asthma

Many kiwis are affected by this chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), also known as asthma. But there are things you can do to improve your asthma. Below are the top 5 tips on how to improve ..

Is your posture causing your headache / migraine?

Dr Cherye Roche – doctor of Chiroprctic and clinic director at pure healthcare in Albany, shares her insights from over 20 years of clinical and academic experience in the treatment headaches, and th..

6 steps to beating Acne

Most of us, except for the occasional lucky sods, suffer from hormonal acne at some point in our lives. Young males are the common victims during their teenage years due to the hormonal roller coaster...

Get Relief from a stiff neck

Constant stiffness and aches in the neck can make life challenging, whether it be affecting your work and hobbies, or quite simply the way you function on a day to day basis. Massage therapy has prove...

Getting moving after whiplash

The severity of the whiplash injury does not always correlate to the degree of injury, even a minor whiplash type injury can result in severe symptoms

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

You probably think it’s strange for a chiropractor to be writing about carpal tunnel syndrome, as you think they “only deal with the spine”. In my extensive training to become a doctor of chiroprac..

Poor breathing habits and chronic neck pain

Breathing is the most basic and yet arguably the most vital act that our body needs to perform in order to stay alive. If done poorly, it may lead to neck pain, and ultimately a headache.

Reduce Menopausal Hot Flushes with Acupuncture

Are you or a loved one going through menopause and can’t take the heat? Studies show acupuncture may be effective in reducing the severity of symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats during meno...

How a post-ride rubdown can improve your recovery as well as your circulation

After a long and hard training ride on the saddle, you can’t deny the fact that your muscles will feel tight, tense and taut. Before you know it, an achy lower back may lead to a tight hip, causing t..

A Sports Chiropractor’s take on Bike set-up Biomechanics

Dr. Jason Berry, a Sports Chiropractor at Pure Healthcare in Albany, wants to help you ride faster and stronger. Having the right bike set up is critical to be in efficient and injury free on your bi...

Are you at risk for Osteoporosis?

15% of women and 3% of men over the age of 50 suffer from osteoporosis. Bone degeneration and subsequent loss of height, due to osteoporosis was accepted as a normal part of ageing but that doesn't ha...

Increase your chance of conception

Seeing an acupuncturist as the first step in infertility treatments could save time, energy and cost

Looking for a Change? March 11th is “Change Day NZ”

From the Change Day NZ website: “Change Day is a time when we can all come together to help improve the healthcare experience for everyone. We’re inviting you to become a change-maker and make a di..

Pregnancy Fatigue

Top Tips to experience a Healthy Pregnancy with less fatigue, discomfort and distress. Chiropractic care throughout pregnancy removes interference to the mother's nervous system, enhancing baby dev...

Are you or a loved one going through menopause and can’t take the heat? Studies show acupuncture may be effective in reducing the severity of symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats during menopause.

Menopause is a phase in a woman’s life when menstruation stops and they become unable to conceive naturally as the functions of the ovaries slow down with age (at +- 50). Hot flushes are a symptom that accompanies menopause which is a sudden feeling of heat on upper parts or all over the body. It may cause red blotches on the back,

“It’s what’s on the inside that counts” they say, but sometimes we just want to look good on the outside as well. It may not be a life-threatening condition, but it can be painful, annoying, and certainly affect your self-esteem.

Most of us, except for the occasional lucky sods, suffer from hormonal acne at some point in our lives. Young males are the common victims during their teenage years due to the hormonal roller coaster ride, also known as puberty. During puberty, the levels of hormone called androgen increases, which can lead to excessive sebum (oily, waxy substance) production and abnormal follicle development and blockage. Throw in a bit of bacterial over-growth and voila!… you have a perfect recipe for acne.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is typically non-inflammatory and usually affects weight-bearing joints such as the knees, hips, spine and hands. It breaks down the articular (hyaline) cartilage at the ends of bones. Healthy cartilage, which are the joints “shock absorbers”, allows our bones to smoothly glide against each other in pain-free motion. When this cartilage wears away, bone surfaces grind against each other with movement, thereby causing intense pain, swelling and reduced motion in joints. Other signs and symptoms may include the development of bone spurs, point tenderness and stiffness of affected joints.

Osteoarthritis is a progressive disease, meaning it gradually worsens over time. Risk factors to consider with the progression of this condition include prior joint injury, body weight, occupational and recreational demands, genetics, bone malformations and concurrent diseases.

Winter is coming and it’s usually around this time when we start becoming sick. Are you one of the people who are constantly battered around by flu or the common cold? Have you come to regard it as part of your life and learnt to just deal with it?

It does not have to be that way. There are many ways to strengthen your immune system naturally, including eating the correct foods and sleeping well. If you are looking for extra help, why not try acupuncture? Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used to boost the immune system naturally for thousands of years – with great effects.

Han Sung Min, Senior Acupuncturist at Pure Healthcare in Albany shares this article on the benefits of using acupuncture in treating common women’s health conditions.

Dysmenorrhoea = Dys – painful, meno – month, rrhea – flow. The goal is to relieve the pain and balance the hormonal system to achieve balance.

Painful menstruation can be treated very effectively with acupuncture, and Han has had many successes with treating the women he has worked with in his 12 years of clinical practice. He has treated women who have suffered with painful menses for years, and then had relief through Acupuncture.

Hi, I’m Dr Jason Berry, doctor of chiropractic at Pure Healthcare. In the light of depression being such a big topic at the moment, I decided to blog to increase awareness about the link between back pain and depression. Many people are unaware of the relationship between back pain and depression, until they are in the depths of depression, and it just seems a never-ending cycle.

Sufferers of chronic back pain, and those going through relapses of back pain, are those most likely to develop pain related depression. According to experts, depression is not a risk factor for everyone with back pain. But if you have severe or long-lasting back pain, then you might need to be concerned about your mental health as well as your physical health. Healthcare experts in this field agree that major depression is thought to be four times greater in people with chronic back pain than the general population.

For a long time women have been the focus in the issue of fertility but we often forget the significant role that men play in order for couples to conceive.

About one in five couples have difficulty conceiving (1) and male partners are the cause in approximately 40-50% of fertility problems. This is a growing issue as sperm and semen quality have decreased by 45% in the past 50 years. Causes of this decrease can be attributed to environmental toxins, alcohol, lifestyle and stress, to name but a few (2).

Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine can provide a great help to couples looking to improve male fertility. Research has shown that acupuncture improves sperm production and quality. In a 2002 study, the clinical effects of acupuncture on idiopathic (unknown cause) male infertility were investigated.

The Chiropractors at Pure Healthcare in Albany NZ, are reaching out to our community to help in the fight against “the flu” and other health challenges that result from a compromised immune system. We know that your immune system can tackle and defeat most viral invaders with relative ease, given that it is not otherwise challenged by a compromised nervous system. Every aspect of your physiology is controlled by your brain and nervous system. When it is compromised, you immune system can also be compromised, leaving you susceptible to becoming ill from a viral infection.

I am one of NZ’s top dressage riders, and had been going to another excellent chiropractor who helped improve my posture and spine health.

When my Chiropractor left the practice and Dr. Cherye Roche took over, I fervently resisted going to another chiropractor, as I was so happy with the one I had. Little did I know, this change would be groundbreaking for me in terms of my riding and performance.